10 Ways Managing Volunteers Prepare You for Life

Do volunteer managers possess an enviable set of mad life skills? Should we share those finely honed skills with a world looking for self-help?

Hmmmm. So I’m thinking, we could advertise an immersion self-help experience by inviting people to come manage volunteers with us for a week, kinda like a “psyche boot camp.” Maybe we could even make a bit of money on the side.

I can see the advertisement now: “Volunteer Manager Life Lesson Boot Camp-We’ll Give You a Psychological Boot in the Psyche.”

So how exactly does volunteer management prepare us for a good productive life?

It shows you how to find your own satisfaction: You will learn to not expect praise for every little thing even though the job may be harder than anyone knows and it’s never a 9 to 5 job. (Kinda like the skills needed to raise a family.)